In the United States, it is important to be on time, for a date, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this is not true in all countries. Mr. Moster, an American professor, arrived at the classroom on time on the first day in Brazil, but no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 am. Several arrived after 10:30 am. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few students felt sorry for their lateness.

The professor talked to the Brazilian students about lateness and found something surprising. If the Brazilian students had a lunch date with a friend, most of them felt the friends were late for about half an hour.

In an American university, classes not only begin on time, but always end on time. On the other hand, in Brazil, neither the teachers nor the students arrive at the starting time. Arriving late may not be very important in Brazil.

As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being impolite. So he was able to understand and felt comfortable in the new culture.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)

1.  It is important to be on time in America.

2.  Many Brazilian students felt sorry for their lateness.

3.  In Brazil, teachers are usually on time while students are usually late.

4.  The professor felt uncomfortable about students’ lateness after his study.

The article tells us different countries have different cultures.

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It was the last night of my summer camp .  _______ I didn’t want to leave , I had to go back home the next day . I didn’t want to pack . I just wanted to make the night go ______ . How I wished that I could make time ________ at the moment ! However , it seemed that time flew more quickly than before . I lay on the bed , But I wasn’t ________ at all . I just closed my eyes , thinking the every minute I had ______ with the friends I met during the camp .
Just then , someone ______ the door, “ Open the door ,” said a soft _________ . I thought it was my friend , Elle . So I replied , “It’s open ” .  I was __________ .  There stood all my friends , Elle ,Lily , Sally and Alice . Together they walked over to my bed and then each of them gave me a big hug 拥抱. We hugged each other . We _______ our phone numbers and e-mail addresses . We said that no matter how far we would be away from each other and no matter how many other friends we had , we would ________ forget each other .
Just then , a tear 眼泪slowly rolled down my face . As I looked up , I noticed all of my friends’ eyes were filled with充满tears .

Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37  as you. Do you like friends different from  38  the same as you? You may like the friends who   39   the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.

I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40  me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41  enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45  to be the same. Do you agree with me?

1.A. talk about     B. think of        C. thank for            D. look at

2.A. interests          B. views       C. things          D. habits

3.A. or             B. and         C. until                D. but

4.A. are                B. have        C. show             D. get

5.A. like                B. as          C. for              D. with

6.A. all                B. each            C. both             D. some

7.A. watch          B. work        C. read             D. play

8. A. a few         B. few         C. a lot                D. little

9.A. him                B. her         C. them             D. us

10.A. important         B. necessary   C. difficult            D. different

One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.
‘Here’s a dollar,’ my wife said, ‘get two loaves of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!’
Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop（呼啦圈） whirling（旋转） round her middle.
“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?”
“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold out all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”
【小题1】One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to ________.